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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-09-15

GUARD THE INTEREST OF THE SCHOOL
CHILDREN.
Professor Bryant, of our city High
school, has written letter to the Calves
ton News commenting upon the abuses of
the system of determining the school
census of the state to be used in appor-
tioning the school fund. Professor Bry-
ant, in his letter, points out especially the
discrepancies in the returns for the past
five years of the city of Galveston. That
city in 1854 returned as the scholastic
population 3,69S, and in 1878 the large
number of 10,053 True, for the last
census the scholastic age had been in
creased from s to II to the ages of
to 1G; but this added to the
natural growth of the city, can
not explain this 800 per cent. increase in
five years. The Galveston News COM
ments pretty severely on Professor
Bryant's figures, and throws itself on the
purity and honor of the census takers,
and the assertion that ratios in these esti.
mates are not always reliable. But the
fact remains, that in Galveston, San Anto-
MO and other places, these excessive re
turns are now common, and if admitted
as true then they take vast sums from the
school fund that should not, of right, go
to those places. This whole matter should
be critically investigated The school
fund is sacred trust, held by the state
for the good of her children, and those
empowered with the duty of its distribu-
ton should employ only the most trust
worthy and honorable agents, and their
work should be constantly subject to the
supervision of the highest power in the
state, that fraud and unjust inequali-
ties can not creep in and do violence to
the aim or object of the state in estab-
fishing the public free school system, the
sheet-ancher and hope of the state.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-09-15

yidual. The people of almost
every state, from Maine, with its
nrohibition laws, to Texas, regulating
the outgoing and the incoming of the cit
liens, are literally legislated to death.
Nobody objects to the passage of laws on
important subjects-the land question,
for exampIe-laws that are salutary and
absolutely necessary. But there is begin
ming to be a popular feeling of revolt
against that kind of legislation which en-
tiers the privacy of life, and vexes
and annoys, instead of protecting, society.
The consequence is, musty statutes, in
heaping piles, lie upon judicial shelves
unexecuted and even unknown to the
great body of the people, who have the
good sense to thus undo the mistakes of
solons like Bell, of Cooke, with more zeal
than brains. Look at the immense vol
ume of statutes in Texas to-day, and say
how many useless, unwise, or foolish laws
are executed by the people. When there
is too much government, and the people
begin to be bothered with it, they gen
orally apply the old-fashioned remedy of
notification. 1t is question if legis-
lature every four years would not be bet
ter for Texas than our present system.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-09-15
STATE ITEMS.
Events and Incidents Culled From
the Latest Texas Papers.

Events and Incidents Culled From
the Latest Texas Papers.
Ram is very much needed in the vlcin-
ity of Giddings.
Cotton worms are plentiful and are
playing havoc with the cotton crop near
Navasota.
Colorado's melon weighed 35 pounds;
San Angeles, 54l4. These are the only
reports thus far in.
Cotton is being marketed at a lively
rate, and 1900 bales have been sold at
Corsicana this season.
The boundary lines between the coun-
ties of Midland and San Angelo have been
established without friction.
Several local physicians are taking steps
towards chartering and establishing a
medical college at San Antonio.
Mangum is to have newspaper The
Vernon Lariat will probably be moved
there and will be called the Greer County
Advance.
The pecan crop in the vicinity of Cisco
will be an item of much importance, and
1T Is said it will be the best ever known in
that country.
Owing to the dry weather cotton is
opening very fast, and being rapidly sold
at Omaha, Texas. Cotton is going at 81
cents per pound.
The residence of Captain William Simp-
son, on Fish creek, twelve miles from
Gainesville, was destroyed by fire Thurs
day. Loss, $1,400; no insurance.
The Grayson County Alliance, with
capital stock of $4,000, has secured
charter from the state. It is organized
for cooperative and manufacturing pur-
poses.
Rain is greatly needed at Rockdale for
stock and domestic purposes. Nearly all
of the cisterns in Rockdale are dry, and
private and public wells are worked to
their full capacity.
The cars run into Comfort, Kerr county,
for the first time last Saturday. large
of eScursionists from San An
tonic and Boerne were met and warmly
welcomed by the delighted Comfortites'
A big barbecue and ball were among the
of the eventful day.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-09-15
TOO MUCH GOVERNMENT.

IL there is a crying evil in this hypocriti
cal age of reform, it is too many laws
Our Legislatures pile up statutes on
statutes, and formidable volume OF
enactments follows the adjournment OF
each session. The modern legislator
considers it his duty, as well as his privi-
lege, to invade all the departments Of life,
and come, by high-soundlng acts, TO regu-
late the private conduct OF the indi-
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-09-15

A CARD strongly indorsins Mr.. George
A. Brush for another term of service in
the city council, is this morning published
by some of his admiring and appreciative
friends who are voters in the third ward
the ward he has SO ably represented now
for some time in the city council. Mr..
Brush is live, wide-awake business man
who has very much at heart, the best wei
fare of Austin. He has made an earnest,
hard working alderman, and his ward
could not do better than to return him
again this year as her representative.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-09-15
MR.. BROWNING ANSWERS.

Mr.. Browning writes good letter, clear
succinct and readable. But is he
thoroughly disiSgenuous in his state
ments of how he helped to improve the
law? Was his motive in offering the
amendments he speaks of as being
freighted with so much good to the state
offered By him solely in the states in
terest, or were they put in to clog the
passage of the bill, stir up its enemies,
win followers to his free grass notions
and, if possible, result in the final defeat
of the bill? He omitted to state after he
had put in all these Statutory amendments
whether or not he voted for the bill on its
final passage. We would not do Mr..
Browning an injustice, but it is only
natural for US to suspect he did all he
could in the legislature to carry out the
wishes of his constituents and his own
views on the land question, both of which
were opposed to this new land law, and
of necessity pledged to see it defeated.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-09-15

TESTIMONIALS as to the effectiveness of
the newly discovered cure-all remedy, of
Mr.. Radams invention, continue to come
in. Heaven grant that his most sanguine
expectations may be realized, and that at
last a cure for consumption and other
pronouncedly inevitably fatal diseases has
been found to the great and lasting good
of the race.
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No reduction made for every other day advertise
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AR.F. A. SCOTT is in charge OF be city sup,
scription depe rtment of THE STATESMAN, sno az
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The News is again happy; its editorial
columns are full of Briggs, Briggs, Briggs.
What font of g's they must have in that
office-and how happy the readers of that
paper will be when the News discovers
that they don't care straw about Mr..
Briggs and his controversy with the now
ruflled old lady.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-09-15

MANY of the Bald Kuobbers pleaded
gully in the court at Jefferson City yes
terday.' 1t was thought the sentence
would be mild. On the contrary, the
punishment of these cowardly villains
ought to be made as severe as the law al
lows
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-09-15

The socialists of New York city lay
claim to $4,000 of all the votes cast for
Henry George. We don't believe, IN all
the state of New York, the true socialists
can poll tenth of that number of votes.
That the labor party in New York can
muster together very respectable follow
ing we sdmit,but that the genuine socialist
element is strong to any considerable de-
gree, we will not grant. And now, that
George and his followers have split off
from this scum element of civilization.
their numbers will show up pitifully
small, and their condensed putridness
will smell to heaven.
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ADVERTISING RATES.

Solid nonpariel the basis of measure, about seven
words to the line, twelve lines to an inch.
DAILY EDTrIoN-Displsy advertisements, Uran'
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All cents per lire for the second insertion and five
cents per line for subsequent, consecutive inser-
ton.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-09-15
THE ASYLUM AND CIVIL SERVICE

The editorial of the Fort Worth Gazette
on the asylum investigation is unjust to-
wards the people of Austin, and especially
the asylum employees, who have had the
misfortune to be mixed up in the present
unhappy investigation. With the Ga
zette's opinion of DR.. Dorset THE
STATESMAN has nothing to do. This pa
per, relying upon the sober judgment of
the board of managers men of
high character and standing
in the community upon
whose sound and unbiased discretion we
can all depend-has expressed no opinion
on the merits of the imbroglio SO far as
DR.. Dorsett is concerned.
But we do propose to have a word to
say when an outside paper, unfamiliar
with the circumstances and surroundings
of the case, makes an unwarranted attack
upon the people of Austin, end
denominates the employees of the
asylum professional gang of
Austin hangers on, who deem the emolu-
ments of the state government their own
private property. The Gazette ends by
suggesting a clean sweep at the asylum
from attic to cellar.
In the first place, the Gazette has mis-
stated the facts. All the asylum en-
ployes are not Austinites; and if they
were-if they have proven themselves,
through experience, adopts in the pecu-
liar sort of service required in
an insane asylum why should
not they be employed in preference to
green boobies from elsewhere?
Is it a crime to hail from Austin?
1t is true many of the employees at the
asylum have been there for many years,
and that is just the reason why they
should be continued there because of their
long experience in such an institution
for the reason that lies at the foundation
of civil service reform now attempted to
be carried out by President Cleveland.
The Gazette exhibits very little &C.
quaintance with asylum matters in recon-
mending clean sweep and total change
of employees at the institution now in
charge of DR.. Dorset. Suppose the
editor of the Gazette himself were
picked up and put in the asylum,
As an attendant. He would know as much
about nursing or caring for crazy un-
fortunate as Patagonian Indian would
about filling out prescription in Fort
Worth drug store. Nor would he be worth
five cents day to the institution inside
of couple OF years. The fact
is, that, as this paper has here
tofore held, there should be as few
changes as possible in an insane asy-
lum, from superintendent down. A good
man should be had as superintendent
physician of long experience in the treat
ment of insanity; let him select his en-
ployes, and let all of them keep their
positions during good behavior-even
for life-no matter what their poll
tics. That is the true principle,
the Gazette to the contrary, nothwith-
standing. change of superintendent
every two years will render the lunatic
asylum simply prison, not hospital
for the insane, and always subject it to just
such disastrous deals as the present.
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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-09-15

Thursday the county commissioner
court completed the purchase of farm
for paupers, about two miles above
Goliad, 10 acres, for $4,000. They also
passed an order TO build a free bridge
across the San Antonio river, half mile
above Goliad The bridge is to be of the
best wrought iron, and proposals for
building il are TO be advertised for one
month in the News, after the 10th.
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GUARD TIE INTEREST OF THE SCHOOL
CHILDREN.
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AUCTION SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED A,
UNSUPPORTED REAL ES LAVE. BEIQNGING

AUCTION SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED AND
TIE cTi okPH hEH3sSIHs TO
or WIE E ~ S, the FIRST DAY OF JUNE, at
the trustees q the washnston City orphsn Asy-sFA
~ feet si II mont on IS s tire 1
and New Hampshire avenue northwest Of original lot
ASTrf FFvE ES Sa6 PAY FIFTE.s MINUTES
Lot in square a77 fronting i6 feet inches on Yer.
sn
line %N q r i1e sss, inches IhS s1x
y dsrsh Of l2s feet to 0fs.t alley original
I3th street northwest containing seven rooms. with
--On THURSDAY. the SECOND day of JUNE, at
HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK I, NJ, | will sell in
fronting 5 feet 10 Inches on north street, and 10
feet on 2Oth street west
NJ. will sell in front the premises original lot 4
in square 259, fronting 50 feet 2a inches on I4ti
by depth Of l2O feet 10 inches LAVA 'A'
original lot and the north half of original lot g. in
SAD square S each Of said parcels tronng "a feet
TRi9Ai The THIRD DAY "a " OF JUNE, at FIVE
81 feet IN is
BRICK dwelling house Of rooms, nu@5ered Yisa iss
'' On The The SAME DAY, at HALr.pAsr FIVE
O'CLOCK NJ. win sell in front Of the premises Lots
az. lab IA las and 146. IN Gilberts subdivision
.nd 1a Ss
each w snd 81
and 20 Myrtle street ne.
ON SATURDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF JUNE,
AT HALF-PAST FIVE O'CLOCK P. NJ, viii sell in
division OF lot l. in square ~ fronting each IL feet
and running through oy varying depth to North Caro-
lima ave- aud by brick dwellings containing
. rooms, with modern improvements, and numbered
Terms One-tourth cash balance in three equl in
staments In one two and three years. for which
OF purchaser bearing at six rer cent payable
semi ANNUALLY from day OF SALE and secured by Of
trust on property Sold will be taken all cash. at
option of purchaser Deposit OF 800 each Lot will
be required st tme OF sale aud all conveyancing and
complied with in fifteen days from sale, property
will be resod At risk and defauting purchaser
my rs dads TEOS. f. WAG6AMAN, Auct.
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Lord LanslO VINE Laughs.
RIDICuLING o'BRIENs MISSIONS IN An APTKR-DINNK

IT,
Lord LanSdowne was entertained at dinner
Monday night at the National Club In Toronto.
In reply 10 the toast OF the evening, Lord Lar
dowDe spoke at length on the fisheries question,
but said nothing new. He made the following
reference to Mr.. OBrien's attack on him: "The
kindness and hospitality or your people has been
delightful as the weather which We have encoun-
tered. IL is true that during our visit slight
touch OF electricity has been perceptiDle in the
atmosphere and that certain [laughterl stars
have shot madiy from their spheres into your
quiet armament Tney have experienced the fate
which usually Overtakes such errat1c constella-
lions. The disturbance has been BRIEF and 1ncon-
siderable. trust that ii Will leave no traces be-
hind it, AS far as am concerned may say that
owing to your kindness this depression did not FOR
an instant interfere with my happiness or con-
venience. might go good deal further and add
that IL Is to the fact that we Were not the only
visitors OF dislintt 10 Toronto [great lauyhter
that We owe the extraordinary demonstrations OF
loyalty and good will which we have experienced.
lCries OF "No, mol
sYour conduct has, in fact. once and for all, es-
tablished that the queens representative In Can
ada, long as his conduct in his Official capacity
has not been impugned, so long as his conduct in
any other capacity has not been called In question
by constitutional methods in the legislature
either OF Canada or OF bis own country, may safely
leave his public or his private reputation in tie
custody OF your people. Ii has shown more, for IL
has afforded signal proof, not only OF this but OF
to achieve, by intimidation and persecution, what
tley know could not be obtained by legitimate
courses. II ever could have had any doubt as TO
the result the action or your people has removed
IL. The appeal has been made TO you. By your
judgment am perfectly content TO abide"
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(IHANCERy SALE OF BRICK HOUSE AND
~ EMISES: No. 1910 EIGHTH STREET

By rtue OF decree Of the Supreme Court of the
District Columbia, passed the 10Th day of May f7
I'D 1ss! IN Equity Cause No. 10493, wherein Iii
Joanuetta kreuter IL complainant and Justina Freu
ct al are defendants, the Undersigned Trustees will
offer for ale at public aucti II. III If the prem
ises. ON WEDNESDAY, the FIRST DAY OF JUNE. A
D.. 1887 at HALF-PASr FIVE O'CLOCK PM the
Real Estate situate the city of
Washington. DC. described as part of Lot numbered
one ID in square numbered three hundred and ninety
seven !91), fronting thirteen feet ten inches 3 feet
10 nches) on 9Th street west and bounded follows
Beginning for the same at point eighteen feet six
inches feet inches from the northeast corner of
said Lot 1), and running thence south thirteen
feet ten inches Q feet 10 hes) along line Sth
street. thence west ninety nine feet four inches 90
lest thence north thirteen feet ten inches
t1S feet 10 luches) thence line parallel
the north he Of said Lot ninetynine teet inches
1919 1eet inches to the place Of beginning the
being improved by tour-rOom two-story Brick Resi-
dence.
Terms of sale prescribed by the decree: One-third
% cash. and the balance in two CD equal instalments
at and years with Interest from day of sale. be
secured by deed of trust upon the premises sold
de post OF 800 will be required time Of sale. all
conveyancing and recording at purchasers cost.
LEON TOBRINER. Trustee,
322 ~ st. W.
JOHN A. CLARKE, trustee,
Webster Law Building.
DUNCANSON BROS, Aucts. my19-eo&ds
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GEO. W. sTICKNEY. Auctioneer. 936 St
TRUSTEES SALE OF HOUSE No. 1851 CEDA
STREET NOR Invest

BY virtue Of deed of trust duly recorded among -
the land records the istrict OF Columbia Lber I
No. l,O24 tOlIo 297. ct seq. and ut the written l
Ie auction, N front Of the premises, on SalUkDAY.
ii, S r. dJ e. - ~ N, inc
Washington District Of Coumbis to wit: Lot ettered
square numbered 3S said lot fronting 20 feet c.
d street, by depth Of 80 feet to Q ten uO) foot
alley.
Terms Of sale One-third % cash. Of which $50
be paid at time OF sale; balance in two equal
payments Cd and two CO years ut six per cent
interest payable semi annually. Deferred payments
to be by deed Of trust property Sold all
cash. the option OF the purchaser. All conveyance
ing, &c, at purchasers cost II terms not complied
the right advertise aud sell the property at
the cost and risk OF the defaulting purchaser.
my24eod&ds JOHN I. ARMS, Trustee.
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England and Egypt.

FRANU1 AND RUSSIA EXPECTED TO PROTEST AGAINST
THE TRlATY WITH TURKEY.
The Anglo-T Turkish convention relative to Egypt
provides for the maintenance Of all existing 6r-
mans and the naturalization OF the Suez Canal,
and guarantees internationally the inviolabity OF
Egypt. It also provides that the British shall
withdraw from Egypt In three years unless the
country Is threatened with danger either internal
or external England shall, after the withdrawal
or her troops, supervise the whole Egyptian army
for further two years with the right to reoccupy
with or without the aid Of Turkish troops II order
Is disturbed or an invasion Is feared England and
Turkey jointly invite the powers to adhere TO the
convention and to propose notifications OF the
capitulatt0ns.
ton will be specially settled without fresh discus
sion. All the powers except Russia co-0perated
with England to expedite q settlement, and Eng.
land made every possible concession to arrive al
an understanding with Turkey. The contingency
OF eventual military movements by the way OF
the Suez Canal win form subject for future DIS.
cuSSiOn.
The convention Is received with favorin all quar-.
tiers OF Constant1n0ple. The N0U0e VTemya, OF 81
Petersburg, says the convention places Egypt
under the perpetual tutelage OF England. France
and Russia, tits paper says are expected to pro
test that the porte has no right TO dispose OF the
future dest1nies OF Egypt, inasmuch Is Turkey has
no proprietary right. but merely the right Of usu'
HuCt.